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Ecclesiology

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83 claims in this doctrine
Ecclesiology
The Lateran Synod under Martin I (649) condemned Monothelitism and affirmed two wills in Christ
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Ecclesiology
Ambrose of Milan is the first to argue that Christ’s death was a ransom paid to the devil
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Ecclesiology
Justin Martyr teaches that the Logos became incarnate but was not diminished — the Father lacks nothing
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Ecclesiology
Irenaeus of Lyon uses the recapitulation theory — Christ recapitulates all of human history in himself
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Ecclesiology
The Council of Jerusalem decided doctrinal questions by the assembly of apostles and elders together
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Ecclesiology
The Athanasian Creed anathematises those who confuse the persons or divide the substance of the Trinity
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Ecclesiology
The Council of Orange (529) condemned Semi-Pelagianism — grace must precede every good act of the will
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Ecclesiology
The Council of Nicaea ruled that Easter must be celebrated on Sunday, not on the Jewish calendar date
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Ecclesiology
John of Damascus systematises the theology of icons against the iconoclasts
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Ecclesiology
Each local church gathered around its bishop embodies the fullness of the Catholic Church
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Patristic Texts Addressing Ecclesiology

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c. AD 96 Intermediate
Clement of Rome
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The earliest post-apostolic document asserting Roman pastoral authority — c. AD 96. 12 key chapters with annotations.
54 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
10 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
0 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
6 chapters on Ecclesiology
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